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HR0490LRB104 15615 MST 28782 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, Lewis E. Isbell was born into slavery in Floyd 

3County, Kentucky on March 17, 1819, was emancipated in 1825, 

4and was an early settler in Edgar County, where he lived from 

51825 until 1838; and

6 WHEREAS, Lewis Isbell traveled to Chicago in 1838 as an 

7early pioneer and was one of the first Black residents after 

8Jean Baptiste du Sable; he became the second barber in the 

9city, establishing what he said was "the biggest and the best" 

10in Chicago; and

11 WHEREAS, Becoming a prominent barber in Chicago, Lewis 

12Isbell operated his shop at the prestigious Sherman House 

13Hotel for 25 years, shaving many prominent men throughout his 

14career, including Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. 

15Grant, United States Senator Stephen Douglas, and Chicago 

16Mayors William B. Ogden, John Wentworth, and John P. Hopkins; 

17and

18 WHEREAS, Lewis Isbell continued his trade as the "Dean of 

19Chicago Barbers" for well over 50 years and was recognized by 

20the American Barbers Association; and

21 WHEREAS, Lewis Isbell would try his success at other 

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1passions of his as well, becoming a photographer, community 

2leader, and later owning a dining room; and

3 WHEREAS, On July 4, 1847, Lewis Isbell gained extensive 

4notoriety for his victory in a three-way foot race at 

5Merrick's Racetrack between a Native American, a man on 

6horseback, and himself; and

7 WHEREAS, Lewis Isbell joined the American Anti-Slavery 

8Society in 1839 and quickly became a force in assisting 

9freedom seekers, fighting for the abolition of slavery, the 

10repeal of Illinois' Black Laws, and broad Black equality, 

11later representi